Insurgent Is A Snoozefest, Change My Mind

[@AlizeeYeezy]

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[@KristenReviews]

The whole “Four is a coward for escaping from his abusive home life” subplot deeply pisses me off! It takes immense strength and courage to leave an abusive parent especially when one has grown up in said environment. Holy shit, wtf Roth?!

[@Topdoggie7]

I can confirm this, I was stuck in an abusive household for 27 years and I was so brainwashed I didn't think I could leave and when I finally did leave everything in me wanted to go back. I was so scared of the unknown I would have taken the abuse. Luckily I didn't get to go back. And now I realize my entire 27 years of life was a big lie. And that's absolutely terrifying to realize just how much abuse I normalize to myself. So to hear somebody say that their cowards for leaving their abusive household drives me up a wall.

[@KristenReviews]

@@Topdoggie7 I'm so sorry you went through that. Glad you're safe now!

[@danferrusquia2819]

This isn’t surprising considering the Dauntless believe brutalizing defenseless people constitutes bravery and that they actively encourage infighting (which is weird considering they’re supposed to be the military)

[@SpecialInterestShow]

It took me 19 years

[@trashpanda3544]

People never consider how bad someone's home life must be that they chose potential homelessness over living there.

[@fuseamii]

When Dauntless risk infection by not using antiseptic Tris doesn’t bat an eye, but homeless people sharing cans of food? She can’t bare to think about it.

[@tired1923]

she’s such a bootlicker. anything within the system she apparently wants to take down is cool and good actually, but poverty? people living out of the system that has failed them? horrible. how dare they not have the privilege of not sharing food.

[@pyroshayniac1090]

It bothered me big time how they just gave injections without cleaning the site with an alcohol prep pad. Whatever bacteria that was on their skin in now in their body!!

[@nafcatt8863]

Yup that’s like way riskier than sharing food 😭

[@dolphone6748]

Epic neoliberal bootlicker moment on Tris's part

[@katharineball585]

*bear (I know I'm 🤓 )

[@MsBabbi]

I was born with a cleft lip, and that “she would have been beautiful it it wasn’t for that scar” thing hit so close to home I remember having to put the book down. It’s a cheap trope

[@dantom1]

I have a lazy eye and i felt the same way abut that one woman being described as some freak of nature for having a lazy eye

[@machirim2805]

While the beauty comment wasn’t tasteful, you people need to stop romanticizing disabilities and physiological conditions. In the name of acceptance, people are forgetting that these are conditions that need to be medically treated and cured.

[@WinterSPF15]

@@machirim2805 yo wtf

[@SaigesArstgo1031]

@@machirim2805 my mans really said scars need to be cured

[@Loungemermaid]

@@machirim2805most of us poor cripples can’t be cured and should be allowed to be found worthy of humanity anyway. Hope this helps

[@dinosaysrawr]

So, the factions are Self-Loathing, Hippies, Hormones and Untreated ADHD, Evil Scientists, and Sheldon Cooper, featuring a very special guest appearance by the Not Like Other Girls?

[@dinosaysrawr]

In the event of a people's uprising, the other factions would likely overthrow Dauntless (if they hadn't already all killed themselves in a game of EXTREME BUNGEE PAINTBALL IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME) and/or Erudite (because HOW DARE THOSE SNOOTY NERDS THINK THEY'RE SMARTER N' ME). In the event of a more disorganized boogaloo, coup, or societal collapse, Abnegation and Candor would be targeted for being weak and annoying, respectively. In both cases, Amity would get themselves killed trying to mediate the conflict.

[@yikesyourchunkyhostilityha2321]

......Yes

[@Ivypool123]

😂😂😂

[@smol-one]

I consistently forget there are five and, gun to my head, could only reliably name two. So, honestly, five is questionable.

[@TobiasFangorIsntCis]

Lmao

[@maybemay1403]

Tobias saying "she isn't yOuR little anything" cracks me up because?? She literally is Caleb's little sister. It's an actual fact? He's denying facts just to be possessive over Triss.

[@rachelwingard88]

This is what always confused me tho abt Triss and Caleb bc they both did the aptitude test/choosing ceremony at the same time, which means they both must have been sixteen, which means they either had to be twins or have been born within a year of each other. Both options are unique enough that it seems only natural that it would be mentioned, but as far as I remember (and I literally am still reading the series rn), it's never specified how far apart they are in age. It almost feels like Roth wanted Caleb to be her older brother but forgot they had to have both been sixteen to have taken the aptitude test at the same time, and somehow no one caught that discrepancy when they were editing it.

[@yawninglion1677]

@@rachelwingard88 I'd always just assumed he was a few months older than her or something but it's very odd.

[@Ykibmh]

​@@rachelwingard88 I read it a while back and it stood out and I thought they were twins but it was mentioned in like one line that they were a few months apart

[@FreeTempest]

If she thinks this is boring, I can't imagine what she'll think of Allegient.

[@mikaroni_and_cheez]

Duller than a pebble and as grating as sandpaper?

[@shanicek5188]

She'd be relieved that tris dies I think

[@Nathi98]

@@shanicek5188 I was preparing myself for years to see her die in the film as someone I knew spoiled the ending of Allegiant book. She doesn't die there lmao

[@shanicek5188]

@@Nathi98 yeah. They were trying to do that two part movie thing like mockingjay, but they cancelled the last movie I think 💀

[@Nathi98]

@@shanicek5188 I think it might have to do with the sudden rise to fame for not only Shailene (Tris) but also Ansel (Caleb) & Miles (Peter) Shailene & Ansel went on to TFIOS & that became immensely popular. Miles is even moreso, he starred in Whiplash & that movie got so much critical acclaim After that those 3 were fairly jampacked with projects, I believe

[@bethany833]

I think shorter chapters are an attempt to make you feel like you're reading the book really quickly and make it artificially feel like a page turner

[@Corrupted_flesh]

I read "shorter characters" at first and frankly, I was deeply confused lol

[@Duhgel]

@@Corrupted_flesh LMFAO

[@PriyaPans]

@@Corrupted_flesh apparently triss is small so....

[@isislee919]

@@PriyaPans smol uwu

[@lindsr271]

insurgents bury your gays moment has stayed in the back of my mind for years and im so glad someone else has finally mentioned its existence

[@stewartann816]

Alizee angrily seething "Bill Gates" is the same energy as Timmy Turner's dad seething "Dinkleberg" whilst shaking a riteous fist

[@TobiasFangorIsntCis]

Lol

[@PforPanthera]

I completely agree about unconditional love. Like if I found out my brother tortured pets for fun or something I would never talk to him again. Like people will find out a family member was molesting his nieces and just act like that isn't worth totally cutting off contact with him for. Like they just pretend that deep down he's a good guy. Not a personal story btw, I've just seen some accounts of stuff like that.

[@nessariguez12]

One of my biggest irritations is people who think you can’t cut off family simply bc they’re family. If you’re a toxic POS, you’re out idc WHO you are 😠

[@oi2715]

Fr. And the parents of murders too. So many religious ppl will forgive anyone who “repents”😟

[@c.w.8200]

As someone raised by narcissists the whole idea of unconditional love seems unrealistic to me, you tell me it's possible people love you if you're not useful to them? I doubt it.

[@intrusive-th0t]

@@c.w.8200 Idk there are a lot of examples of parents of murderers etc who still loved their children despite condemning their actions and agreeing they deserved to be held accountable. Dylan Klebold’s mom and Jeffrey Dahmer’s dad come to mind. You can tell they felt extremely guilty and devastated by what their kids did but still loved them deeply

[@orxalowe]

the point about unconditional love is SO true. my father was arrested for grooming children online and now he can't legally go within 50 metres of schools. all of my mother's side of the family hate him for it (we don't speak to his side of the family so i'm not sure how they reacted) and me and my brother haven't seen our father since we were three years old. another point is that my mother says she will love me forever, UNLESS i become a pedophile, rapist, murderer, cannibal, etc. i admire her for that - you shouldn't stay attached to a family member who commits such crimes consciously.

[@fionamclary7631]

The degree to which Alizee's long book review videos calm the incessant bees in my brain is astonishing. It's stimming-adjacent and I don't understand how or why but I'm just going with it

[@mikaroni_and_cheez]

Ikr it's just fun seeing her just rant about a book for a few hours It's like listening to someone go off about something and you're just entirely transfixed and interested in whatever theyre saying that you'd be there for days if you could

[@Feverm00n]

Same!! I love them for the same reason.

[@ginafowler1668]

Yes!!! Agree

[@BlackIsALightShade]

same!! i have adhd, so it probably has something to do with the stimulation seeking that adhd causes.

[@chelscara]

She’s having the intrusive thoughts for me, it’s all I can explain it as 😂😂

[@nyx_moonwalk]

this book is a glaring reminder that tobias was the original main character and tris was an afterthought

[@clickbait0351]

Tris going on about ‘What about this… what about that?” For amity’s system, but that was the whole point in factions! The premise of the series! People choose a faction based on values!! Did she forget she was in a dystopian novel for a second?

[@BM-jy2gh]

Tris was so Divergent she gained self awareness

[@Nathi98]

Peter & Christina being the interchangeable protagonists would've been so much more interesting: A guy with a mean-streak for fun yet sometimes doing the right thing cuz he is in fact not the worst person in this world Roth built & a girl who just wanted to live her life make friends in a new "nation" yet is made into a weapon of war put under mind-control breaking from that mind control The mental reprocussions these 2 have gone through would've been pretty cool to read. Not necessarily a critique to Roth, it is a promising story but they picked the most boring characters to focus on

[@MandVersusNature]

“Stop trying to make Four happen.” 🤣 I like some of these lines about grief, too. I hope you find a good piece of writing she’s done and share it with us.

[@shhimreading906]

divergent was the first set of books i had that weren't second hand. the nostalgia of having new books and smelling that new book smell is 85% of the reason i even remember this trilogy.

[@letyv9071]

Omg same!

[@QuantumBoogaloo]

I approve of the message of “dump everyone.” All these YA couples are terrible, I have yet to see a good one.

[@ImaginaryAlchemist]

It's shocking how so many YA novels portray toxic relationships. I know teenagers are young and inexperienced, but that doesn't justify these characters' behavior. It just normalizes it, and makes teens think it's romantic to have a toxic partner

[@abhainn35]

A little under YA, but the Riordanverse (Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, Magnus Chase, Trials of Apollo, and The Kane Chronicles) have strong and healthy relationships. Highly recommended.

[@RNB-xt5cg]

@@abhainn35, In regards to HOO, I do like most of the couples (mostly the main one), but it was a little unnecessary to pair up literally every main character by the end.

[@PloKoonTheOne]

Citra and Rowan - Ark Of Scythe

[@LostGirl04]

Katniss and Peeta weren't bad. Their circumstances sucked. A reminder that whenever Peeta attacked Katniss it was a direct result of him being brainwashed and not acting of his own free will, but rather the insane hallucinogenic drugs and torture he'd endured that had rewired his brain. A lot of Mockingjay is about him re-learning what's real or not.

[@pamelaperidot5496]

Been having a rough two weeks at university. This content is just what I needed. Thanks as always, lizard queen.

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

Also, Triss’ criticism of Amity and how they are unsustainable because it’s impossible for everyone to want to do the same thing is stupid because that same criticism could apply to LITERALLY every other faction. Dauntless can’t NOT be brave, Erudite can’t NOT be smart, etc. No group actually promoted agency and free will very much.

[@thehermit8618]

For someone seemingly questioning the way things are because of her divergence she sure internalized that inter-faction contempt, didn't she?

[@lollyberry007]

I think Veronica Roth came up with the idea that her characters are “””genetically impure uwu””” as an explanation of why they’re all so two-dimensional, to cover the fact that she can’t write decent characterization for shit. (Arrested Development narrator: It did not, in reality, cover that fact.) Also fun fact: Roth apparently wrote the first Divergent book over like, 3-4 weeks. Explains a lot.

[@intrusive-th0t]

The fact that she wrote it in 3 weeks and it was still published and got a big name actor to play in the movie adaptation has convinced me that I can write a book. Thank you veronica roth

[@emily-grace6246]

I’ve been mad about these books for about 12 years so thank you for validating all of my feelings. Each time “the hem of [my/his/her] shirt” is written in this series, I lose a year off my life. It’s a wonder I’m not dead yet.

[@ppmaq]

Look I'll never touch Raid, but out of the countless instances of advertisements of this game, I've never seen anyone come close to how exciting Alizee makes'em! Please Raid let her family go!

[@leslienope]

A couple of my psych professors talked to us about this book when I was a freshman, and they also held a talk after one of the showings of the first movie in our little theater, because Roth actually had some interesting concepts based in psychology in these books. It's just a shame she didn't use them very effectively. Edit: oops apparently this was senior year idk why I thought I was a freshman in this class lol.

[@BlisaBLisa]

could u share what those concepts were I'm curious

[@leslienope]

@@BlisaBLisa it's been about 8 years so I barely remember now 😆 but the factions are somewhat based on a certain theory (or theories?) about personality, we talked about mirror neurons which were mentioned in this video. And we discussed altruism a lot in that class so they definitely brought that up in relation to Abnegation. I'm sure there was more, but my memory has more holes than swiss cheese.

[@irenedoesntexist]

​@@BlisaBLisa I'm in psychology too! My guess is @LeslieNope's profs were talking about the Big Five. These "Big Five" personality traits are Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, and Openness to experience. There is also a "Big Six" theory called HEXACO that includes an additional trait called Humility/Honesty, but I think most personality theorists tend to prefer Big Five, as it's one trait simpler than HEXACO while still accounting for the complexity of personality. Of course, Roth butchered it, seeing as the premise of the book is that each person is sorted according to one personality trait that completely defines them and that those who are "divergent" who have more than one trait are abnormal, while in the actual theory it is understood that each person has a mix of all five of these traits (some theories have tried to narrow it down to a "Big Two" or a "Big One" even, but they are generally considered much too simple to truly capture the complexity of human personality). *For the introverts out there, yes, you are accounted for; you would be described as "low on extraversion", because introversion/extroversion is a spectrum from low to high, as are all traits. Also, the factions don't neatly line up with the traits either. Erudite could be either high consciousness (which is often essential in applying oneself to a life of study) or high openness to experience (Openness to experience is essentially curiousity, open-mindedness, and interest in learning and trying new things and is thought of as being linked with intelligence). Both Amity and Abnegation could be high Agreeableness (basically caring about others). Abnegation could fall into that sixth HEXACO trait, Humility/Honesty, but so could Candour (abnegation=humility, candour=honesty). I suppose one could argue that Candour also overlaps with high Openness, as that faction is concerned with telling the truth and knowing the truth, so perhaps they too are intellectually curious. And Dauntless could be high Extraversion (as extraverts are more likely to take risks than introverts), high Openness (because they're adrenaline junkies seeking new experiences; people high on openness are more likely to use recreational drugs, which seems like a rather dauntless thing to do), low Conscientiousness (Dauntless do a lot of dumb shit; a conscientious person would never!), low Neuroticism (neuroticism is essentially anxiety and anxiety often prevents us from taking stupid risks; someone who is high on neuroticism would probably have too much sense to be in Dauntless), and low Openness (Dauntless doesn't seem to ask many questions, showing a lack of curiousity). Yes, that's right: I put Dauntless as both High Openness and Low Openness. This is because a) personality is complex and b) Roth fucking butchered it. Anyway, it's been a year since I took my Personality Theory class, I haven't read Divergent, and I'm taking a very surface-level approach to both the theory and the book, so don't quote me. This is just a very quick analysis to answer your question and get your brain juices flowing. Human personality is so complex-- each dimension of personality can overlap with and interact with another, a person can score high on some aspects of a trait but low on other aspects of that same trait, opposite personality traits can produce the same behaviour but for different reasons, and how a personality expresses itself can shift from situation to situation-- that I cannot address it all in a simple KZbin comment. God, just watch as I do my thesis on fucking Divergent... I'm going to be a laughingstock.

[@ImaginaryAlchemist]

Damn Roth really hit us with the "bury your gays" trope

[@dinosaysrawr]

Re: 1:22:48, admittedly countering Roth's silly over-simplified pop-neuroscience with my own here, but I'd wager that someone with a larger-than-average lateral prefrontal cortex would be more likely to take one look at the Impulsive Morons With Death Wishes Brigade and not want anything to do with them. I reckon the main reason someone with above-average impulse control, inhibition, and focused motivation would join Dauntless would be because they either enjoyed violence (oh goody) or saw instrumental violence as a means to their desired ends (oh goody, goody). Neither reflects well on Tris. (The extra mirror neurons, though, I'd tend to consider a good thing, so I guess it all balances out?)

[@hollygarfield123]

i always think about this, it’s funny because i feel like we never see protagonists that ever make good decisions, which i guess story’s gotta story but idk it’s like in horror movies where they’re make the dumbest decisions and you lose empathy, and then the one where the protagonists are smart and quick thinking the fear really hits. i would’ve agreed with and understood tris a lot more if she chose amity or candor, one of the “boring “ ones where you can actually be happy instead of whatever the hell dauntless does, but i guess it’s a lot easier to sell cool edgy teenagers and paintball fights than genuine happiness but i almost want to believe that the whole “single character trait “ thing is making fun of hp houses or whatever other personality indicator that ya loves so much but i think that’s too much credit

[@thehermit8618]

​@@hollygarfield123 the whole series suffers from the same thing Harry Potter does: it makes the house the MC belongs to so "cool" that it makes all the other ones dull and pointless

[@SingularNinjular]

To be fair, shooting a gun is much easier than shooting a bow. Not least because to shoot a bow, you have to support its draw weight (for perspective: a medieval longbow's was 80-150 lbs) on your fingers, while aiming. Not only that, but there are more factors that affect accuracy. Is the arrow nocked correctly? Are its flights unruffled? Are you pulling the string back to the same point every time? Are your stance and posture consistent? Etc. I've done it. It's difficult, tiring, and sometimes painful. With a gun? Point and shoot. Much easier.

[@hollygarfield123]

i agree, and i know we’re weren’t asking but in case you ever need to shoot a bow again, they’re not usually that heavy unless you’re like trying to actually kill something far away and then you’d probably use a compound or something that’d make it easier, and the stance can be hard but generally you want to straighten your front arm and pull the string back to the corner of your mouth

[@kingchoo9716]

This is the first channel I've found where entire books are summarized with tons of quotes, but also cheeky commentary. I love it so much! Feels like being read to, but by the Rifftrax guys. This is my new favorite thing.

[@thehermit8618]

Alizee is genuinely good at dissecting bad books and doing so in an entertaining way. Its like sitting with your cynical friend one afternoon and tearing apart that book you both hated in High School

[@pamelaperidot5496]

Alizee: Where is the quality control? You're doing an execution, you'd think you'd double-check everything. The American Justice System: 👁️👄️👁️

[@ixeliema]

Ngl a good series to cover after you finish Allegiant is the City of Bones series by Cassandra Clare. Weird fandom history in her past and BIZARRE plot. Only good thing about was Magnus and Alec literally.

[@yikesyourchunkyhostilityha2321]

Yes, yes, and I prefer Will and Tess but Malec's cute too

[@the_last_ballad]

@@yikesyourchunkyhostilityha2321 The Infernal Devices are definitely the best series out of the 3 complete ones(only read one of the "Chain of _"). City of Bones is my second favorite, and I would like the Dark Artifices, but the villains of the latter two books are... upsettingly realistic? Like, a group fighting a bloody war that almost destroyed them over one person's personal ideas on a topic, having their religious Icon come down and declare the correct interpretation(relayed to them through the sole living witness via the truth affirming artifact handed down to them via the same icon), and yet still having a group doubling down and deciding that the person who tried to destroy them's interpretation is the true one? Completely believable, and very effective villains, but impotent rage does make it less fun to read.

[@UchihaAlira]

My Uncle brought me the Divergent trilogy yonks ago. But as an avid reader with ADHD, they got put on the back burner with the promise 'I'll get to it eventually'. However, after listening to two of these videos, I have a feeling they'll be on the shelf indefinitely.

[@jenniferlenfestey5335]

Love your book reviews. For a book about divergents being so rare, there sure are a lot of them. And I love your pronunciations of names, like Zeke. I figure this whole trilogy plays out over 6 months or so. What was that bit about golden showers now?

[@stuglife5514]

“Why would a leader rely on a teenager for protection” idk, ask all those 18 year olds sent off to war. Perfectly inline with a leader if you ask me 🤣

[@sophiaisabelle027]

I vividly remember back in 2014 when the craze over the Divergent series was on the rise. I’d have to admit, I just not get myself to reading all three books in the series. I was 13 and clearly it just wasn’t my cup of tea. I do like the movie adaptations. They’re okay, in my opinion. Thanks for giving us content. We will support you all the way.

[@carina-ann]

This omg !!!!!

[@lostgracie]

I absolutely love your book discussions Alizee. Makes my hour drive to work in the mornings so much better. I’m on my third rewatch of your twilight content and you are just so entertaining to watch/listen to ❤

[@dopaminedrought395]

same

[@SamIAmWich]

@@dopaminedrought395 Was about to say I feel that lol

[@thathopelesswanderer]

You have to do allegiant because I can’t remember what happens (aside from the obvious) and I’m invested now - also Tobias has pov chapters and I want you to read him for filth!

[@teapotsoup2851]

For once in my life I'd love to see a "not like other girls" girl end up being a trans guy by the end of the series.

[@TPNsBiggestFan]

YES

[@fernthaisetthawatkul5569]

i've seen at least 3 fanfics based on this series where at least 1 character turned out to be a trans male, and honestly i have to say that's a much more interesting concept than simply "the main character is dangerous b/c she has more than one personality trait"

[@thehermit8618]

"Im not like other girls, i am however like other boys"

[@FreeTempest]

Reading these books as a teenager, I always loved the relationship between Tobias and Tris, but these videos are really opening my eyes. Still a better relationship than Twilight though

[@Petersauntmay]

I thought the same until i reread them last year. As a 23 year old i was not about the relationship they had

[@celenamjackson4442]

At least Edward and bella actually liked each other

[@leilanyx]

i think fourtris is better in the movies tbh. at least i find myself liking them more together.

[@danawork3904]

Love your content! Just wanted to say I'd be excited if you did the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. If not no worries tho, I'll still tune into your content! Thank you for your sacrifice.

[@chaoticneutralfae]

Oh man, I remember that book! I completely forgot about it.

[@loadbearingskull]

oh god i don’t think i could handle alizee ripping apart another one if the book series i loved as a teenager 😭😭😭

[@ImaginaryAlchemist]

I loved those books when I was a teenager! I'd like to hear her take on them as well, and see how well they actually hold up

[@yikesyourchunkyhostilityha2321]

I forgot about those books! I would LOVE to see that!!

[@workinonchangin]

OH MY GOD YES

[@tullyrichards4489]

When you started talking about intrusive thoughts my first thought was poking the eyes in the fish section in supermarkets and you go and say it seconds later... I'm so glad I'm not the only one

[@stewartann816]

19:13 Aleezus Yeezus angrily grunting "OoOhH" in British is a mood indeed

[@Lele-kb3hk]

Just what I needed! University starts next week and multiple drawings/paintings are due. Been painting like a madman and run out of content/series/movies to watch. I fucking love listening to your book rants!

[@QuantumBoogaloo]

I listen to these videos while I work on schoolwork too! Mostly while I do incredibly tedious lab reports that require no thought but hours upon hours.

[@dustrose8101]

May I recommend Shaymay's 7 hour pokemon review to add to your collection if you haven't found it already?

[@BlisaBLisa]

I feel like there needs to be a different name for this type of YA dystopia because its not quite a dystopia. I guess technically a dystopia just has to be the opposite of a utopia but I feel like when you think of a dystopia story you think of something that uses a dystopia to make some kind of commentary on people and society, the hunger games falls under this but divergent and the other hunger games cash grab books dont. divergent doesnt really have a point to make about people and society its just a fantasy/science fiction adventure story

[@1Lanavis1]

I agree that family ain't innately worthy or deserving of love. I've cut out a lot of my family bc of their toxicity and I've been better for it.

[@puffinatheart5565]

When listening to Alizee review Fifty Shades or even Hungry, I can visualize the characters and setting, but I can't even remember any of the characters and what they do and their relationship to Tris. Even with Alizee being there to keep me interested I literally can't retain information

[@TisPopRock]

Pls I thought I was the only one. I couldn’t visualize anything in those books, especially Allegiant

[@k_rinabeena]

given how...nothing the plot and characters are in this series, I couldn't remember why I enjoyed it so much (out of all the YA dystopia books) as a teen. Turns out they were one of the first books I could read fully in english w/o problem so OF COURSE teen me thought they were top shelf literature 😐

[@katya_here]

"fuck around and find out" my new mantra

[@mst3kharris]

I think “ham-fisted” has to do with someone’s fists being the size of hams, the implication being that large hands are clumsy or slow.

[@CSRaeburn]

Liz Truss resigned, new Alizee and Briannah Jewel on the same day, AND I got to geek out about science fiction in my class. Yesterday was truly blessed :D I read all three of these books and I do not remember a damn thing about them other than thinking "Okay... so they're normal... nothing unique about Divergents? That's a bit lame but maybe it's trying to be a commentary about how labels serve no purpose? But... we kind of need those labels, and nobody uses just one and..."

[@cassjones9125]

My 15 year old self ate these books up, I enjoy getting to cringe at them now 😂

[@SybilNix]

Thank you alizee for single handedly drowning out my thoughts so I can go about my day without spiraling

[@kazza6078]

'Reacting to Fifty Shades 2 - the alizee extended director's cut' is all I want for christmas

[@nafcatt8863]

Love all your book reviews Alizee. I turn them on whenever I’m getting ready, makes me so calm and like I’m chatting with someone because so many of these books were my childhood but I never had anyone to talk to about it (wasn’t allowed social media and most people in my class thought reading was cringe.) Also love how you make me laugh randomly- I share your hatred for Four

[@heyygallo]

I’m fully convinced Veronica had no fucking clue what to do with the series plot. She had one of those “omg wouldn’t that be a cool concept for a book” ideas that we ALL get and jumped into it without any structure. I don’t think she had any clue where the story was going after book one and I don’t think she spent any time world building and probably thought “I’ll take care of that later when it’s more relevant to the story” and that’s why it gets progressively more boring, convoluted, and nonsensical as the trilogy goes on. That’s why the second book is a snooze fest and the third book is borderline unreadable

[@julianlaresch6266]

Idk why but "tears jump into my eyes" is so funny to me

[@Anna-B]

Yeah, they keep getting worse with every book. I like the first one (despite… everything), the second one is kinda boring, and makes the characters angry all the time, and the third is just… awful. It belongs in a completely different series

[@tired1923]

this series is awful, I remember I couldn’t get into it at the time it was popular and I thought it was maybe because the translation I had was not very good, but not it’s actually just bland and boring. I genuinely hate that Roth tried to make Trice interesting by making her “””not the prettiest””” when it amounts to her being small, frail, fragile, skinny, almost prepubescent looking. it will never affect her negatively, she fits every beauty standard, all the guys all want her, and she’s never not tall or strong enough to do anything. meanwhile, every character we’re not supposed to like is fat, disfigured, scarred, has a lisp, blindness, or some other bs that puts them into the “ugly/fat/disabled people are bad” trope.

[@hollygarfield123]

yesss like if there were times where tris’s characterization as small and weak was genuinely an obstacle for her like if she couldn’t do a pull up after a week of dauntless training or couldn’t aim the gun because it was to heavy for her and struggled with feeling helpless/small then like fair, that’s some people’s experiences and there were times when i was rooting for her like when it said that she spoke up and her voice seemed shrill compared to the men in the meeting i related because that is just an experience of having a high voice but so much of her characterization as ‘small but tough’ just translates to “everyone underestimates her and says she’s so little and dainty but she never actually struggles with anything and is very strong and bad ass’ and it’s so played out i just desperately want anything about these characters to feel earned because it really does feel like they just decided that she’ll be like really nice unless she’s mean sometimes and then she’s mean more times in the later books

[@Dzyntara]

These are the perfect videos to do my university work to. I can pay just enough attention to laugh at the jokes and the book, but not so much that I can't concentrate on my work.

[@cassy2789]

Heck yes, just what I needed today an awesome review on an overly popular trash book series! Lol seriously though I have binged all the others many times over since they make me laugh and actually call me down when having/had a bad day, so thanks for your sacrifice so others like myself can listen while driving, sleeping, cleaning or whatever floats their boat.

[@fuchsfarben]

I love whenever the dry "Shut up." comes up, it makes me laugh every single time. Sometimes those books could really use someone in-story telling the characters to stop yapping, my god. I remember seeing the first movie & being so underwhelmed that I never touched anything tied to it again. It's fun going through the books with your views on it :)

[@pharangaeljaw]

so happy for the arrival of this video!! i'm a new fan and have binged a bunch of your other content waiting for this masterpiece! thank you alizee for adding light and comfort to my life

[@StockOverflow]

This was the best ad I've ever seen since the last time you did an ad. I'll be sure to raid like the SHADOW LEGEND I am!

[@billiebales560]

Your commentary is hilarious and spot-on, as always... I'm curious what you'd have to say about another YA series, Matched.

[@TKZells16]

My grandma gave me this book for xmas and wrote a really lovely note in the cover, and while I'll treasure that forever, I'm so mad that it's in a book that's part of such a disappointing series. So now I'm stuck with Tris forever 🙃

[@emilygrace1692]

Another long book review so soon? Queeeen you make doing boring spreadsheet work bearable

[@PSGHRH666]

that WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS couldn’t have dropped on a better day x

[@Dia.Ghoul8]

I'm so glad I never read these books. I'm from chicago and everyone got excited when this came out but I couldn't get past the grouping even as a young teen who loved these types of books. I do love these video break downs tho your commentary is great

[@katethielen3883]

1:21:56 "Zoey Redbird" lmao 🤣 I see what you did there

[@violetlavi2207]

2:14:15 that's not a plot hole. It's stated in KK1 that anything above the waist is legal, and there are a number of face kicks during the tournament that are counted as fair points aside from just Daniel's

[@trinityperez188]

Please do the next book!!! I love your criticism of the series it’s so real, even though I did love the series In highschool :)

[@annjamieson3002]

these make my work hours better/ these were my favorite books growing up, and im realizing as you go through them the issues they do have and why it doesnt make sense in a lot of it. I never noticed that the initiation period was only a month, i thought she was there for so much longer. this one made me realize how disjointed and plot convenience this one was. gg mate

[@jojol.2630]

I honestly love your long book reviews, I put them on while I’m at work!

[@shareetz3154]

i mostly listened to your last divergent video & didn’t look at the screen much so every time you mentioned the name “Al” i thought you were talking about someone named Owl lmao. dunno what that says about my hearing 😂😂😅😂

[@gae_phrog]

I love how your Raid adreads get more and more unhinged everytime

[@meganashley8431]

Perfect timing! Love listening to your long videos while I do my freelance stuff.

[@charyaka]

I do agree that they have children running around doing a lot. Like in the hunger games, the fact that adults were around with their own plans made it feel less like a Pokémon adventure.

[@Corrupted_flesh]

Yeah in the Hunger Games it was mostly adults, just this hand full of kids being used as political instruments.

[@Godzilla-Barbie]

ALIZEE I WOULD LITERALLY LISTEN TO YOU TALK UNDERWATER FOR FIVE HOURS so dont worry about your first hour of audio or whatever

[@thatone_englishnerd]

Beyond excited for your thoughts on Allegiant. God, that book was something else...

[@Feverm00n]

I love these long book review videos. I really feel like you would be a great audiobook narrator, too.

[@loismairturnbull6314]

I have never been so happy to see a new youtube video 😭 have only just started but thank you so much! 😭

[@Hannah-h.k]

Just here to tell alizee that these are probably my favorite videos on the whole internet

[@kingofkeys93]

we still doing the last book of the series? I do consider these pretty much a audio books because of how much you end up covering from books. but funny with your commentary. Really looking forward to saying im done with this series for real with that video

[@kristilcagle4376]

I am absolutely living for these book reviews.

[@happylambie2492]

Finish the series please !

[@retrogra4d]

This is just what I needed !! Ive been struggling starting on new meds & the timing couldn’t have been better, I also can’t wait for the next 50 shades video your first one had me dying 😂

[@retrogra4d]

& we have the same lip balm I love it sm !

[@jessiwren2272]

I hope you read the third one too! I was so excited when I saw this one in my subscriptions!

[@alexandrafrench]

the bit about trading one brand of fascism for another… remember when they covered that idea in the hunger games and did it so much better? hmmmmmmmm

[@rabbituucraft3467]

yesss another alizee vid! The good thing about these is that they are both well thought out and full of wit and humour!

[@useroffline9999]

two weeks to fill out two college composition portfolios and now a long video to play in the background. bless you alizee, truly.

[@Jackoff_icial]

it seems like no one has done a video like this of the third book, I'd love to see one from you sometime! I know this video is a year old but I really like your review style and book 3 seems GREAT for a laugh so I'm holding out hope

[@emily-grace6246]

44:40 “this might be relatable for a lot of you” thank you, cuz it felt personal 😅

[@kazza6078]

MADE MY DAY! :) I literally just watched your divergent video while I was working the other day, it's desti-kneeee

[@astrocytes]

Just imagine if they peacefully solved the war by having all next generations defect to amnesty, leading to a shortage in workers, scholars, lawyers, charity workers etc and as result, amnesty ppl have to do work other factions do, bam, everyone's divergent otherwise no-one has food. Yknow the books would have been better if Roth had gone with castes of the groups I mentioned above. Though my plot would probably be nitpicked to death lol

[@cloudyswildride]

The only thing I remember is the gay girl dying. Which when I was 14 or whatever was a huge deal even having a LGBT character who immediately dies... lol

[@Novemberalbion]

Yes! I've been looking forward to this for a while! Thank you for another incredible video essay. I don't know how you can do this I would've quit and never looked back lol.

[@sophiaako7663]

Hearing alizee call me a yank was excellent and moderately helped this horrific coke comedown

[@HOPEfullBoi01]

Actually it looks really nice Alizee 👌

[@AlizeeYeezy]

yeah it actually turned out alright on camera! just felt vile irl

[@RedPandaSir]

I love you so much Alizee. I appreciate your sarcastic commentary and I could listen to you for hours. With that said, Zeke is pronounced "zeek" lol

[@TuesdaysArt]

I thought she was pronouncing it wrong on purpose.

[@jadenpinet]

Finally I found someone who mentioned this lol. Idk if it’s intentional or not but it’s funny regardless.

[@gruntilde]

HI QUEEN (i just got addicted to ur videos last week, i lov ur channel!)